Ethan

No, no, no. It isn’t real, this isn’t happening.

I was afraid our escape had been too easy, but l’m not sure what other choice we had. We were only two people, and doing this job right would have required an army. Maybe we should have taken more time to plan, rather than rushing in, but in the end it was always going to be the same odds. Besides, we had a very small window after I knocked the guards out and stole their uniforms, we wouldn’t have been able to use them as disguises tomorrow or the next day – after Aimon realized we had them.

It was a blessing we’d been able to find Jane and the pups so quickly, and Linda’s quick thinking truly had been inspired. I don’t regret the way we went about the rescue, I only regret that we didn’t succeed. This isn’t the way I wanted it to end. In a one-on-one fight I’m confident I could easily defeat Aimon – he’s twenty years my senior after all. However I don’t trust the King to give me a fair fight.

Right now he’s standing at the Palace door, flanked by half a dozen guards on either side. He’s wearing a smugleer, and my wolf howls in fury to think we came so close. “How did you know?”

“Didn’t you wonder why there weren’t guards at their door?” He arches a brow. “1 have every inch of that suite under video surveillance. I knew the moment you stepped inside.”

Disappointment wells up inside me, the cameras must have been hidden incredibly well, but it does make sense now. He was probably planning this from the very beginning. The blankets in the trolley shift from beneath, and Jane pushes them to the ground, revealing herself and the pups. I glance at her terrified expression, and she shakes her head, silently begging me not to do what I must.

I turn my back on her, fearing that I won’t be able to go through with this if I keep looking at her heartbroken expression. “Just let them go, Aimon. It’s me you want.” I demand.

“Ethan, no!” Jane is no longer begging in silence, she’s trying to scramble out of the laundry cart, wincing and whimpering in the process.

her name as a stern rebuke, plucking her from the cart and setting her feet on the ground before she can hurt herself worse than she already is. “You knew this might happen. You promised me.”I tower over her, letting her feel the full

Linda and the pups

She protests again, tears

taking her shoulders, “You have

enough to give me an heir. You and your boys on the other hand…” He trails off ominously. He’s so cavalier about threatening my family, and rage sets my blood to boil. Have l ever hated anyone this much? Even Eve? My

want to play it,”l counter, stepping forward with a ferocious growl, “Then

a note of fear in his low voice. “Fighting me would

me anyway. You didn’t really think l’d

his plan. He’s been counting on his guards being strong enough to overpower me, and only now that l’m in front of him is he beginning to doubt they can succeed. He also wasn’t counting on Jane and Linda. Neither woman is particularly powerful naturaly, but Jane is a mother whose pups are in grave danger, and Linda is a she-wolf whose mate is behind

time for me to tell Jane and the pups that I love them again, the element of surprise is the only advantage we have – and it’s not even much of a surprise. I lunge for Aimon, shifting mid-pounce, and Jane and Linda dive for the guards nearest me, giving me enough of

just before I collide with him, and I sense more attackers closing in around us. His guards are coming to his defense, but

in a blur of fur, teeth and claws. I snarl

as I get Aimon pinned, and I have to buck them off to focus on the vile man in front of me. If I finish him off quickly enough then their allegiance will have to transfer to me, but

fighting out of the corner of my eye, and I have to internally berate myself not to get distracted worrying about my mate. Aimon wants her alive, so his men will try not to hurt her. I also feel responsible for

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